Henry L. Stimson Professions : Former Governor-General of the Philippines Born : September 21, 1867 Died : October 20, 1950 Browse All Authors Top 34 quotes by Henry L. Stimson The chief lesson I have learned in a long life is that the only way you can make a man trustworthy is to trust him; and the surest way to make him untrustworthy is to distrust him. Henry L. Stimson life-lesson trust men We face the delicate question of the diplomatic fencing to be done so as to be sure Japan is put into the wrong and makes the first bad move. ... The question was how we should maneuver them [the Japanese] into the position of firing the first shot. Henry L. Stimson japan faces moving Honor begets honor; trust begets trust; faith begets faith; and hope is the mainspring of life. Henry L. Stimson hope christian faith If you are going to try to go to war, or to prepare for war, in a capitalist country, you have got to let business make money out of the process or business won't work. Henry L. Stimson trying war country Gentlemen don't read each other's mail. Henry L. Stimson gentleman mail But I think the bomb instead constitutes merely a first step in a new control by man over the forces of nature too revolutionary and dangerous to fit into old concepts. Henry L. Stimson bombs men thinking We had news this morning of another successful atomic bomb being dropped on Nagasaki. These two heavy blows have fallen in quick succession upon the Japanese and there will be quite a little space before we intend to drop another. Henry L. Stimson successful blow morning When the news first came that Japan had attacked us my first feeling was of relief that ... a crisis had come in a way which would unite all our people. This continued to be my dominant feeling in spite of the news of catastrophes which quickly developed. Henry L. Stimson japan war people Their racial characteristics are such that we cannot understand or trust even the citizen Japanese. Henry L. Stimson characteristics citizens As to the war with Japan, the President had already received my memorandum in general as to the possibility of getting a substantial unconditional surrender from Japan which I had written before leaving Washington and which he had approved. Henry L. Stimson japan unconditional-love war History is often not what actually happened but what is recorded as such. Henry L. Stimson happened history Russia will occupy most of the good food lands of central Europe while we have the industrial portions. We must find some way of persuading Russia to play ball. Henry L. Stimson russia land europe History knows no greater display of courage than that shown by the people of the Soviet Union. Henry L. Stimson war people world The only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him. Henry L. Stimson father-son trust men It seems as if everybody in the country was getting impatient to get his or her particular soldier out of the Army and to upset the carefully arranged system of points for retirement which we had arranged with the approval of the Army itself. Henry L. Stimson army retirement country When all the arguments have been forgotten, this central fact will remain. The two nations fought a single war, and their quarrels were the quarrels of brothers. Henry L. Stimson two-nations brother war The bomb and the entrance of the Russians into the war will certainly have an effect on hastening the victory. Henry L. Stimson eyebrows victory war We think it will be shortly afterwards, but it seems a terrible thing to gamble with such big stakes in diplomacy without having your master card in your hand. Henry L. Stimson cards hands thinking There has been growing quite a strain of irritating feeling between our government and the Russians and it seems to me that it is a time for me to use all the restraint I can on these other people who have been apparently getting a little more irritated. Henry L. Stimson eyebrows government people The President so far has struck me as a man who is trying hard to keep his balance. He certainly has been very receptive to all my efforts in these directions. Henry L. Stimson effort balance men
